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Puppy Parenting: Everything You Need to Know About Your Puppy's First Year

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How many times Ive picked up a book about dogs to read, and by the third chapter got bored.......not with this book! I find it charming, funny, USEFUL, and so entertaining! Im not looking for gossip about Movie Stars, I leave that to The GOSSIP Magazines. My interest is in Puppies, and they have more than satisfied that issue. Good luck to you guys, keep up the good work!!!

Jan Greye and Jesse Smith, who are professional dog sitters, have written a delightful book that manages to be full of useful information--things such as which breeds will run up your vet bill and how to get a puppy to take a pill--and is at the same time a joy to read. Lots of very funny anecdotal stuff about their experiences with their doggie clients and the dogs' owners. A nice departure from all those dry, encyclopedic how-to-raise-your-puppy-from-A-to-Z volumes.

I was quite disappointed with this book. Although it has a little good advice, it also contains some glaring misconceptions. For instance, a vegetarian diet was advocated at one point. Dogs are carnivores. They do not need a vegetarian diet. Also, they said not to feed your dog natural bones, unless they were boiled knuckle bones. Raw bones are perfectly acceptable, provided they aren't small enough for your dog to gulp without chewing. Cooked bones of any type become brittle and may splinter, causing terrible damage. For the good of your dog, don't listen to this book.

This book was not in very good shape. I was chewed on which was okay I knew that but it has a lot of markings and highlights in it. I was disapointed.